to eat ds's curlwurly while he sleeps?

[DottiestDoris]

it's in his selection box and I REALLY fancy it. He prefers chomps so it's not that unreasonable, surely?!

[izzydazzling]

Eat it. It's one of the perks of parenthood.

[WorraLiberty]

Look these threads always go the same way.

Nearly everyone pats the OP on the back and says 'hahaha YANBU' then there'll be the standard hilarity about a selfless mother saving her child from rotting teeth...yada yada yada.

Anyone pointing out that it is actually stealing...and that presumably you teach your child not to take from others without asking, will get shot down in flames and called a misery guts.

But kids mostly learn by what they experience at home and if you think taking something that belongs to them, just because you want it is OK...then do it.

There's no need to start a thread on an internet forum, surely?

[Nombrechanger]

The OP posted this 3.5 hours ago...no doubt it's gone by now!

[Nombrechanger]

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[BrianTheMole]

Oh hell yeah, get stuck in. You can always get him another one. Then its not stealing. Just borrowing...sort of.

[DottiestDoris]

Fair point Worra if my ds were older and knew exactly what was in his selection box. But as I mentioned in a previous post, he is only just 2 and this is not yet an issue.

[pigletmania]

Lighten up Worra, he is 2 and is not going to notice, op can buy him something more appropriate for him

[PurplePidjin]

Very fair point, Worra. Fwiw my ds is sensitive to caffeine in breast milk so i dread to think what the real thing would do to him. So far I've shared any chocolate he's been given with other dc in the vicinity but the smarties were a prize in pass the parcel and the other dc already had their own! As we are still bf though, i figure he'll get the treats second hand

Plus if we applied those rules, t'interwebz would be a vair dull place indeed

[TheGreatHunt]

He's 2?

Too young for chocolate therefore you must step up and eat it otherwise it'll go to waste

[BigBirthdayGloom]

I have two views on this, both of which support your eating of the curly wurly. Two is too young to be eating chewy toffees. Two is also too young to remember clearly what was in a box of chocolate bars, especially if its put of reach. Go for it. Replace it if you disagree with my first point.

[friday16]

Friday A canal called Curly-Wurly?

Yes. The Wyrley and Essington Canal, known locally as "the Curly Wyrley" was a canal linking Wolverhampton (the BCN Mainline at Horsley Junction) to Lichfield (the Coventry Canal at Huddlesford Junction) with a lot of branches, mostly abandoned, which linked to most of the midlands canals. It was quite early in the canal boom, so its course is very convoluted to reduce the number locks and tunnels (contrast with the later Tame Valley Canal which is pretty much dead straight).

If you drive along the M6 Toll Road, you'll pass under a bridge with nothing connected to either end, which is the "just in case" aqueduct that was built to protect the line for a future restoration.

[DottiestDoris]

Gosh, now I feel bad. Not for being tempted by his curly wurly (and thanks for the canal fact Friday-I shall pull that one out at some point) but because my 2yo does eat chocolate. He eats more fruit and vegetables than any of his peers that I know of, but I confess he does get chocolate treats. Am I alone in this? Have I boobed twice with the curly wurly scenario?!

[PurplePidjin]

Doris the amount of chocolate biscuits, coins, sweets etc at the toddler groups we go to say you're in the majority. I get funny looks for asking for plain biscuits and water when the other dc are having jammy dodgers and orange squash, even when ds was 10 months old I'm clearly the odd one even though all my local friends with dc the same age, about 8 of us, do exactly the same

[TiggyD]

Tell him there was a visit from the Curly Wurly Fairy.

[temporarilyjerry]

Curly Wurlies are not suitable for 2 year olds. It is also important that he learns to share. For these reasons, it is imperative that you eat it.

[Marylou2]

An unattended curly wurly is fair game.Everyone knows that! YANBU.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

DS is 14 - if I desperately wanted to 'liberate' something from his selection box, I'd just eat it and feign innocence

"Oh, maybe there was no Curly Wurly in the box, DS"

My DD OTOH, would offer the chocolate (she knows that Chocolate gives women good temper . She's 11.6 )

[DottiestDoris]

Out of interest purple, why do you choose to avoid squash and choc etc completely for your dc? Is it fear of dc developing a sweet tooth, encouraging healthier snacks and healthy teeth? I'm interested.

[DottiestDoris]

Loving the different tones of your messages Tiggy, temporarily, Marylou and 70. Glad I'm not alone in my thieving greed

[TiggyD]

And there are all kinds of potentially dangerous holes in a Curly Wurly that your child might become trapped in.

[Rhubarbgarden]

I ate some chocolate coins belonging to dd when she was 3. Six months later she asked where they were. I was and I don't think I've nicked any of her treats since.

[VikingLady]

DD isn't yet 2, and I need to protect her from Evil Sugar.

I'd finished her selection box by 7pm on Christmas Day. I saved the chocolate buttons to dole out as rewards, and I did give the curly-wurly to DH, so morally I think I am winning.

[MrsBradfield]

Haha love how some people on this thread get so angry Over a bar of chocolate that costs less than 50p.

op you bought the box I presume so it's yours to do with what you like, he's hardly gonna notice it's gone if he hasn't eaten it already.

[DottiestDoris]

mrsbradfield-actually, Father Christmas gave ds the selection box, so technically it's not mine to do with as I wish